Sometimes when quoting a questionable post, I just take out the whole sentence in which the word appears. Other times I'll replace the vulgar word with '...'—it usually depends on whether the next reader can figure out what I'm removing by the context. If it's pretty obvious, I just remove the whole thing.

When pointing out plagiarism, I only quote the first five words or so, and maybe the last three, replacing the rest with '...'.

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”― Isaac Asimov

The biggest mystery in this exchange of responses about the missing preparatory STEM standards in Common Core’s math standards is why the Colorado Board of Education, Department of Education, and Department of Higher Education have remained silent. If anyone can tell us if and where there are precalculus standards and other preparatory STEM standards lurking in Colorado’s math standards, they can. Not one commentator has apparently seen or found them there. Yes, schools can go beyond the standards if they wish. Have any? Which ones? Have any ensured that their students can aim for a STEM career via the K-12 math and science curriculum?

I can’t find a public report by higher education faculty on the quality of Colorado’s current or former K-12 mathematics standards on either the CDE or CDHE website. Perhaps the editorial board of the Denver Post can ask its state Board of Education, its Department of Education, and its Department of Higher Education if Colorado schools are expected to prepare any of their students for a STEM career and how they plan to do it? Isn’t anyone interested? It is not a Democratic or Republican issue.Sandra Stotsky